Office of Grants and Training
Preparedness Directorate
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Washington, DC 20531
G&T Information Bulletin
No. 206 May 11, 2006
TO
All State Administrative Agency Heads
All State Administrative Agency Points of Contact
All State Homeland Security Directors
All Urban Area Core City/Core County Points of Contact
FROM:
Tracy A. Henke
Assistant Secretary, Office of Grants and Training
SUBJECT:
Temporary Suspension of Direct Exercise Support
At the direction of DHS Secretary Chertoff, the Preparedness Directorateís Office of Grants
and Training (G&T) is providing direct support for two major exercise initiatives designed to
address pressing national priorities: the Hurricane Preparedness Exercises (HPE) under way in
five regions along the Gulf and East Coasts, and 75 full-scale exercises in states and urban
areas to validate tactical interoperable communications plans (TICP). The HPE began in May
and will continue through June. The TICP exercises also will begin this month and continue
through September 30, 2006.
Due to the large number and abbreviated timelines for these two exercise priorities, G&Tís
Training and Exercise Division must refocus resources and exercise support teams on these
priority initiatives. For this reason, G&T is temporarily suspending all new requests for direct
exercise support. Jurisdictions that have already been approved for direct exercise support will
not be affected by this suspension; the planning and execution of your exercise will continue as
scheduled.
Requests for direct support submitted after dissemination of this Information Bulletin will be
held until further notice, reviewed in the order in which they are received, and approved based
on the availability of resources. This includes requests for the following:
-HSEEP Mobile Training Course
-Direct Support Exercises (other than HPE and TICP)
-Training and Exercise Plan Workshops
The Direct Support Exercise Program will resume as soon as resources allow. In the interim,
please direct questions to your G&T Exercise Manager or email questions to: hseep@dhs.gov.